ISLAMABAD – The Indian security forces raided Amnesty International officebased in New Dehli and froze its account since the organization wasshowcasing the barbaric demonstrations of India.
The personals of security powers struck the workplace; with the hidden ofexamining the money of the organization, however with no earlier notice,subsequently, the government froze all the accounts of Amnesty India: whichis a “clear violation of fair trial guarantees” Amnesty Team quoted.
It was not the first assault of its sort. On October 25, 2018, AmnestyIndia experienced a ten-hour-long strike which was led by an EnforcementDirectorate (ED), a monetary examination organization under the Ministry ofFinance. A portion of the staff of the association was ordered to notleave, shut their laptops and not use their mobile phones. Earlier, in2016, Amnesty India shut downed its offices all over in India due tosecurity concerns which arose from an event in Banglore where the Amnestygave a platform to Kashmir secessionists which raged the Bahartia JannatParty (BJP) members, the then and currently ruling party.
[image: Human Rights in India under attack | Daily Times]
The Government drove by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in India is urgentlyattempting to squash human rights work in India. Not only the Amnesty hasbeen targeted, the accounts of another NGOlink,Greenpeace India has also been frozen.
According to the outcomes, both the organizations have terminated most oftheir workers. Momentarily, both the Amnesty India and Greenpeace India arebattling to continue their work in India. Because of which, thecontinuous work for upholding people’s right has been influenced harshly.
“This amounts to a reduction in Amnesty India’s workforce by over 30%.”Amnesty India urged.
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It is noteworthy that Amnesty is a non-government organization which isworking for human rights world-widely. It claimed to have an excess of 7million individuals around the globe.
The Amnesty India has continually revealed insight into the dim parts ofthe Indian government, from the slaughter of Kashmiri individuals tomurdering their minority (Muslims) in the name of cow protection, and fromwomen’s rights to oppressed associations/individuals of India. In a reportunder the point of “India 2017/2018,” The Amnesty has revealed.
It added, “Religious minority groups, particularly Muslims faced increasingdemonetization by hardliner Hindu groups, pro-government media, and somestate officials. Adivasi communities continued to be displaced byindustrial projects, and hate crimes against Dalits remained widespread.Authorities were openly critical of human rights defenders andorganizations, contributing to a climate of hostility against them. Mobviolence intensified, including by vigilante cow protection groups. Pressfreedom and free speech in universities came under attack. India failed torespect its human rights commitments made before the UN Human RightsCouncil.”
In India, the crackdown against the left-wing is going in its peak. OnJune, 6 activists were arrested who are celebrated for being human rightssafeguards of the nation.
